India to open 'strategic base' close to Maldives in a countermeasure to Muizzu's pro-China policy
World | March 03, 2024 18:42 ISTThe Indian Navy said it is bolstering forces on "strategically important" islands close to the Maldives. The new base will be opened on March 6 on Lakshadweep islands. It said it would turn an existing small detachment into an "independent naval unit".